Beyond

In this spoiler-filled episode of Podcast Beyond, we have Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's game director Stig Asmussen along with us on a deep dive on how the game came together. With everything from why we couldn't change Cal's hair color to the crazy [REDACTED] with [REDACTED], there's a lot of surprising new info we have in store for you! Join Max Scoville, Jada Griffin, and Josh Du as they dig into what made Star Wars Jedi: survivor such a hit with its audience.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sony's PlayStation May Showcase had some excellent reveals like Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Remake, and Spider-man 2, but it left us with a lot more questions about the other first party Sony studios. Did the showcase live up to the hype of other showcases or was it a glorified State of Play? Can the Snake Eater Remake succeed without Hideo Kojima? Who is the target audience for Project Q? Why didn't we at least get a tease from other studios like Bluepoint, Housemarque, or Bend Studios? Join Jada Griffin, Taylor Lyles, Benny Watts, and Jeffrey Vega for their thoughts about the Playstation Showcase after giving it a second look.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sony's PlayStation Showcase was packed full of exciting new trailers, we're here to talk about some of our favorite reveals! We saw everything from a new gameplay trailer for Dragon's Dogma II (FINALLY!!!!!! - Red, the Producer) to tons of new Spider-Man 2 gameplay, a Metal Gear Solid 3 surprise reveal, as well as a remake of Bungie's classic franchise, Marathon! There's just so much to talk about, you won't want to miss this. Join Max Scoville, Brian Altano, Jada Griffin, and Akeem Lawanson for their PlayStation Showcase reactions!00:00:00 - Intro & the Best New Trailers!00:16:40 - Our favorite 3rd Party Trailers  00:35:00 - Is the PSVR 2 Worth Getting Yet?  00:41:55 - Project Q and New PlayStation Hardware00:46:50 - Grading the PlayStation Showcase  00:56:52 - Metal Gear Solid 3 Delta Trailer Breakdown & Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of Podcast Beyond, we check out a fun new game from Rez Infinite developer, Enhance!  Humanity is the latest PS5 release that puts you in control of a dog made of light, guiding a stream of humans along a variety of challenging levels. It reminds us of old-school Lemmings mixed with... Snake, Katamari, and Intelligent Qube! Yeah, you have to see it yourselves. We also dive into some Zelda alternatives for PlayStation now that the gaming world is now deep into Tears of the Kingdom fever since last weekend. Can't jump into Hyrule?  Check out these other Zelda-likes that are also worth checking out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🎉Welcome to EPISODE 800 of Podcast Beyond🎉! From the days of PS1 to the latest PS5, from "Play B3yond" to "Play Has No Limits," we've journeyed through the entire evolution of PlayStation. We've seen the birth, rise, and sometimes fall of beloved games, consoles, and even some quirky slogans. Join Max, Brian, and Jada as they reminisce about their personal stories from back when Beyond Episode 1 premiered. We also take a trip down memory lane, revisiting the evolution of PlayStation with its varying consoles and slogans over the years. Join us as we get nostalgic about PlayStation classics like GTA IV, BioShock, Mass Effect, and more. We also debate the best gaming years – was it Jada's 2017 with Nier Automata and HZD, Brian's 2020 featuring The Last of Us Part 2 and Doom Eternal, or Max's 2015 that gave us Bloodborne and The Witcher 3? Join us for Episode 800 packed with more PlayStation memories than you can shake a PSVR Move Controller at.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, join Max Scoville, Jada Griffin, Josh Du and Mitchell Saltzman as they chat Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, which is an excellent game despite its widespread technical issues and bugs at launch. We debate which lightsaber stance is superior, Crossguard or Dual Wield? What hairstyle is least stupid? Plus, Cal Kestis doesn’t exactly follow the Jedi Code, but maybe Survivor’s lack of morality system is why it’s so much fun. In other news, Mitchell interviewed FromSoftware devs about Armored Core 6, and we ponder how it’ll resonate with Dark Souls and Elden Ring fans. If you need a giant robot/mech game to keep you busy until Fires of Rubicon release date (August 25th) also recommend a pile of other giant mech games to help pass the time till Fires of Rubicon’s release date, like Titanfall 2. Jada and Mitchell went hands-on with Street Fighter 6 and have a lot of great things to say about the new beat-’em-up, story-based World Tour mode. Is it a Streetroidvania? Finally, we asked an AI to design Bloodborne 2’s boxart and tell us what it’s about, and it definitely sounds… interesting?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Sony’s acquisition of Firewalk Studios, the Beyond crew breaks down the long list of AAA-games the 20+ game studios have under its belts. Xbox and PlayStation are neck and neck in regards to the amount of studios each own, and the crew goes over the top 5 studios from each and some of each’s top video game titles. Horizon Forbidden West’s DLC is out now, so the topic is: Is Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores too hot to handle? And with a Horizon 3 game somewhere on the horizon, what’re some of the improvements gamers would like to see in the sequel? A retrospective look at the God of War game release, Star Wars Jedi Survivor’s file size is massive, and the crew reminiscences on the classic PlayStation memory card screens. This and more on Beyond! - with Jada Griffin, Akeem Lawanson, and Mark Madina rounding out the episode.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Beyond, we're catching up on new Final Fantasy XVI reveals as well as Dead Island 2's impending release and our recent review on it! Colin Stevens joins Max Scoville and Jada Griffin, looking back on 10 bizarre PlayStation products you may or may not have owned. Also, with Dreams set to end future support, what will that mean for the community? Could they possibly have something else cooking in place of it? There's much to remember about this excellent sandbox of creativity. We trust Media Molecule is working on something great behind the scenes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of Podcast Beyond, the crew discusses Sony's new controller patent that looks absolutely bonkers... and we LOVE it! But that isn't the end of weird hardware Sony is planning to put out. We also dive into rumors about a new Sony handheld dubbed the "Q Lite" and why we hope it isn't real. We continue the RE4 Remake madness with thoughts on Mercenaries and what's missing. And finally, if you're looking forward to new indies comping to PlayStation, Jada talks about her hands-on time with a handful of them after attending GDC! It's a packed episode full of chaos, so don't miss it!00:00:00 - Intro & Sony's Latest Patents00:16:33 - What's with the Sony Handheld Rumors?00:29:32 - What's Missing from RE4 Remake's Mercenaries Mode?00:41:20 - Why the RE4 Merchant Rules00:46:00 - 6 Reasons the Duke is Actually Better than the Merchant00:56:42 - Meet Your Maker & Other Indies01:17:33 - Outro  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of Podcast Beyond, IGN's John Davison joins Max Scoville, Jada Griffin, and Josh Du to reminisce about their favorite moments of E3. Is this the last we'll ever see what was once the biggest video game event of the year? We also discuss some Souls-likes on the horizon including The Lords of the Fallen and Remnant II. Will they live up to the hype? Only time will tell. Also, what's the deal with the TMNT - The Last Ronin game? How will it compare to God of War which it is supposedly inspired by? Share your thoughts in the comments!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices